Alaska Child Support Services Division

Frequently Asked Questions about
Visitation Credit

Am I entitled to a visitation credit against my child support
obligation when I have the children?

If your child support order grants a credit for visitation then your monthly support
obligation can be reduced by the percentage specified in your order. Credit should be
requested after the visitation has occurred. You will need to provide the agency with
a written request for the credit, along with documentation to show the visitation occurred.
(See below for examples of the documentation necessary to receive visitation credit.)
If your court order indicates a specific period of time for the visitation to occur,
you must provide the agency written notification that the visitation is occurring and
provide the actual dates of visitation.

If your court order does not specify a certain period of visitation
but allows a visitation credit, you must provide proof of the visitation.
Proof can be:

Written verification from the custodial parent that the visitation
was exercised

School records showing dependents were enrolled

Day care receipts during the visitation period

Airline tickets or itinerary

Affidavits from neighbors or relatives of the paying parent
attesting that the dependents were in the residence with the paying
parent during the visitation time frames.

If your child support order does not grant a visitation credit or does not
specify the percentage or amount of credit you are to receive, CSSD cannot apply a
visitation credit until your order is modified to include those details regarding the visitation credit.
Be aware that when an order is modified to include a visitation credit, the entire order is
modified and this may affect your monthly support obligation.

Credit for transportation costs and/or expenses will only be given if your order states the
costs will be offset against your child support obligation.

Visitation credit can be given only if both parties agree to the credit in writing,
and specify the percentage of credit to be given.